Nucletron, an Elekta Company, has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Esteya electronic brachytherapy system, a new approach for high precision skin cancer treatment. Depending on a small, high dose ...
Sun Life Financial's US business group has introduced a new Stop-Loss Cancer rider, to help employers better protect themselves and their employees against the costs of cancer treatment. The insurer said that the rider offers an enhanced ...
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US-based Provision Center for Proton Therapy has selected RaySearch Laboratories' RayStation treatment planning system as part of a partnership signed earlier in 2013 by both firms. Provision Center for Proton Therapy president Mary Lou ...
Regen BioPharma, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bio-Matrix Scientific, has signed a licensing deal with Benitec Biopharma for ddRNAi gene silencing technology to develop vaccines. Regen will apply ddRNAi to silence indoleamine 2,3 -- ...
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Astellas Pharma has announced the availability of Xtandi (enzalutamide), a new treatment for advanced prostate cancer in patients who have failed on first-line hormonal treatments and docetaxel chemotherapy, in the UK. Administered ...
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Danish biotechnology company Zealand Pharma and partner, the Swiss pharma group Helsinn have jointly cHelsinn's Phase IIa study with elsiglutide for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced diarrhea in cancer patients has been completed with ...
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Alethia Biotherapeutics has gained US patent for methods of treating carcinomas with antibodies targeting the region of secreted clusterin (sCLU) responsible for promoting epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The company along with ...
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Dr. Hasso Plattner, Chairman of Supervisory Board, SAP, blasted Internet myths surrounding the capabilities and availability of its HANA technology during the final day of Sapphire Now. Plattner, co-founder of the company, addressed the ...
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Biopharmaceutical company Actinium Pharmaceuticals has received notice of patent allowance for an application covering the treatment of metastatic solid cancers with alpha emitting isotopes. The patent application 'Alpha Emitting ...
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Sixteen years after inspiring his mother to create the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation, Martin Kisel is helping the non-profit expand nationally while reflecting on his two decades in remission. The 27-year-old helps his ...
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Agilent Technologies' company, Dako, has announced that US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given consent to sell its Clone EP1 diagnostic tool for breast cancer treatment in the US market. The antibody, called FLEX Monoclonal ...
Genewiz, a contract research organization that provides genomic services, has introduced cancer-specific gene panels. The OncoGxOne Discovery cancer panels use the new sequencing and bioinformatics technologies and detect low-frequency ...
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the UK, has issued an Appraisal Consultation Document (ACD) recommending that Afinitor (everolimus), a Novartis’ life extending advanced breast cancer treatment ...
A unique fashion collection designed specifically for women who have experienced breast cancer is being launched by the Alloro Collection. Alloro's designs address the changes in bodily contour, comfort and appearance that occur during ...
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IBM's Jeopardy!-winning supercomputer, Watson, may have started out the size of a master bedroom, but it will eventually shrink to the size of a smart phone, its inventors say. The supercomputer is currently performing "residencies" at ...
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